The Department of Justice and Attorney General in

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, a

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, is one of the longest running departments in the New Brunswick government. Traditionally headed by the

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, the functions of the attorney general were split from it from February 14, 2006 to March 15, 201

Prior to 2006, it was known simply as the Department of Justice. It is charged with the protection of the public interest and, as such, oversees the

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pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

and

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, and with providing legal services to all departments and agencies of the government. The following two departments were created when this department was split up in 2006 and brought back together in 2012: *The Office of the Attorney General, which oversaw many of the functions traditionally associated with the department; and *The

Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs The Department of Justice is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the protection of the public interest and, as such, oversees the insurance industry, financial institutions, pensions and rental housing. The department w ...

which oversaw many of the regulatory functions of the department which had been in place for the "protection of the public interest".

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